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MFS, Multi-Routing Template System, Page Thirteen.
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Miscellaneous uses for the MFS.
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Finding creative solutions to the everyday problems that affect productivity or enjoyment of our work is the key to successful projects. I use the MFS not just as a routing template or as cutting and clamping aids, but to make any task easier, faster. Its a problem solver.
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I've used the MFS to index my Domino to cut mortises in the middle of panels. I set the angle stops to square the profiles to the edge of the work piece so the zero point is right on the edge. This will let me use the scale on the profiles to index the Domino.
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I set the MFS to the location on the panel where the mortises will be cut and clamp in down.
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With the base of the Domino against the MFS profile, I can cut all of the mortises in a perfectly straight line, at a right angle to edge of the work piece. Using the center line on the Domino's base and the scale on the MFS, the mortises can be cut quickly and accurately. I would normally use the backside of the guide rail on the MFT for this, but when I'm on a jobsite without my MFT this really comes in handy.
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I've struggled to find a good way to use the 42" LR32 rail on stock longer than the rail itself. No problem, install a guide rail connector to join a MFS profile to the rail and clamp the profile to the edge of the stock. Now drill your holes.
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Stock eight feet long posed an even bigger challenge. Using the same technique and the circle cutting pivots to re-indexing the rail you can drill holes in a full sheet of plywood. You are going to have to wait until I write my LR32 Hole Drilling user's guide of more details.
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How about a jig to cut toe kicks for cabinets. One edge of the saw's base rides against the profile and the second profile acts as a stop for the cut. The first picture shows the setup, the angles stop are on on both the top and bottom of the profiles to index the jig. Second photo, I'm holding the jig and making the first cut. Third, I've flipped over and turned the jig 90 degrees to make the second cut. Fourth, the finished toe kick. I can make the cuts in less time it would have taken to do the layout, its easy, fast and, you guessed it, accurate.
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Again, the MFS flexibility is shown here. Finding different uses, both within the Festool system and out, for the MFS is only as far away as your imagination.
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